Eagles saunter into Super Bowl as quarterback disaster strikes 49ers
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#68AQF)
- San Francisco 49ers 7-31 Philadelphia Eagles
- Two 49ers quarterbacks suffer injury during game
- Brock Purdy forced to return to game while still hurt
Jalen Hurts had one of Philadelphia's four rushing touchdowns and the Eagles soared into the Super Bowl, forcing both of San Francisco's quarterbacks out of the game with injuries and beating the wounded 49ers 31-7 in the NFC championship game on Sunday.
The Eagles, who won the Super Bowl five years ago with a different coach and quarterback, will try to do so again behind the formidable duo of Hurts and coach Nick Sirianni. Philadelphia will play either the Cincinnati Bengals or former Eagles coach Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs.
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